The Kentucky Free Press recently wrote up an excellent article detailing a case that we tried a few weeks ago in Clark County. At the heart was a young man, Joel Naselroad (pictured to the left, with his mom), who was shot by police officers after a bungled “knock and talk” over a report of
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Impact: After the Crash
Impact: After the Crash is a new documentary out now examining the 1988 Carrollton bus crash, which is the drunk driving accident in US history. Our own Russ Baldani was one of the attorneys who represented the defendant at his trial and was interviewed for the movie. Below you’ll find a trailer for the movie,
Fading Fast: The Court’s New Approach to the Fourth Amendment and Your Car
On February 19, 1964, Edward Coolidge was arrested in New Hampshire for the shooting murder of Pamela Mason. Coolidge was a well-liked former high school football star, and Mason was a teenage babysitter. It was a brutal crime that rocked the sleepy New Hampshire town of Manchester. All indications were that Coolidge, however, was responsible
Department of Justice Unveiling New Clemency Guidelines
Last week the Department of Justice signaled that President Obama would begin to take seriously his ability to grant clemency to prisoners by announcing new guidelines for clemency applications (and encouraging those who meet the clemency guidelines to apply. Such a move by President Obama would be a marked departure from his traditionally stingy approach
Smarter Sentencing Act: The Upshot
There has been a great deal of talk lately about the need to reform mandatory minimum sentences, particularly for low-level, non-violent drug offenders. Among the most significant potential reforms that are now on the table is the Smarter Sentencing Act. Attorney General Eric Holder recently voiced his support of the SSA, and in so doing